Summary


Florida College System (FCS) institutions, school district career centers and charter technical career centers currently offer tuition waivers to spouses and dependents of deceased law enforcement, correctional and correctional probation officers identified in section 112.19(3), F.S., and firefighters identified in section 112.191(3), F.S. In 2019, Senate Bill 7098 (Chapter No. 2019-24, Laws of Florida) amended those statutes and expanded those benefits to include spouses or dependents of deceased first responders and members of the Florida National Guard and United States Armed Forces.